Arthur Frederick Rykert

Arthur Frederick Rykert
Ontario MPP
In office
1914–1919
Preceded byJames McQueen
Succeeded byFrank Campbell Biggs
ConstituencyWentworth North
Personal details
Born(1870-04-20)April 20, 1870
St. Catharines, Ontario
DiedMay 30, 1933(1933-05-30) (aged 63)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyConservative
SpouseNellie Shaw (m. 1908)
OccupationPhysician, coroner

Arthur Frederick Rykert (April 20, 1870[1] – May 30, 1933[2]) was a physician and political figure in Ontario. He represented Wentworth North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative member.

He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of J.C. Rykert and N.M. Hawley and the grandson of George Rykert, and was educated in St. Catharines, at Upper Canada College and at Toronto University. In 1908, Rykert married Nellie Shaw. He served as coroner for Wentworth County.[1] Rykert died in Toronto of heart disease at the age of 63.[2]

  1. ^ a b Chambers, Ernest J (1916). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1916.
  2. ^ a b "Journal of the American Medical Association". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 101 (2). American Medical Association: 155. July 8, 1933. doi:10.1001/jama.1933.02740270058025.